Tag Archives: Health
Trump pulls nomination for stalled surgeon general nominee Means and says he'll put forth Saphier
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday he's nominating Fox News Channel contributor and radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Casey Means' path forward stalled in th...
Apr 30, 2026
Amnesty International report warns of deepening Indigenous people's housing crisis
MONTRAL - A new report by Amnesty International warns that overcrowded and unsafe housing in an Atikamekw community north of Montreal reflects a broader crisis putting Indigenous people's health, safe...
Apr 29, 2026
Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising 1st Amendment fears about state investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abort...
Apr 29, 2026
Davis Schneider's brother died of an overdose. The Blue Jay says naloxone can save others
TORONTO - To Davis Schneider, his older brother Steven was "kind of like a Superman." "He worked as a nurse up until he died. He worked every single day to help people in need," the Toronto Blue Jays ...
Apr 29, 2026
Davis Schneider's brother died of an overdose. The Blue Jay says naloxone can save others
TORONTO - To Davis Schneider, his older brother Steven was "kind of like a Superman." "He worked as a nurse up until he died. He worked every single day to help people in need," the Toronto Blue Jays ...
Apr 29, 2026
Health Canada approves 1st generic version of Ozempic in the country
TORONTO - Health Canada has approved the first generic version of brand-name Ozempic. The department says Canada is the first G7 country to authorize generic semaglutide. The injectable medication is ...
Apr 28, 2026
Fact File: RFK Jr.'s comment on Canada's medical assistance in dying law misleading
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators last week that medical assistance in dying is the leading cause of death in Canada. Canada's national statistics agency does not record MAID a...
Apr 28, 2026
B.C. to allow killing of abandoned domestic sheep to protect the wild animals
VICTORIA - The B.C. government has changed its regulations to give wildlife officers more power to kill escaped or abandoned domestic sheep to order to protect wild sheep populations. The province say...
Apr 27, 2026
B.C. reports 138 work-related deaths in 2025; occupational diseases the leading cause
RICHMOND - British Columbia's workers' compensation agency says 138 people died on the job or from workplace injuries and illnesses last year. WorkSafeBC says in a statement that 79 of those deaths we...
Apr 27, 2026
Conservatives call on auditor general to investigate $250 million PrescribeIT program
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs are calling on the auditor general to probe the federal government's handling of a $250 million program which reportedly is set to be scrapped next month. PrescribeIT was lau...
Apr 27, 2026